Eyeglass-guard.



A. WICKEY.

EYEGLASS GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13,1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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ANDREW WIGKEY, OF EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA.

EYEGLASS-GUARD.

To all whom zt may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW 'VVICKEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Chicago, county of Lake, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-Guards", of which the following is declared to be a full. clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to eye glass guards, and has for its principal object to provide a guard capable of gripping the skin of the nose close to its upper end instead of gripping upon the bony or wider part of the nose. Another object is to provide a simple, substantial and practical guard capable of securely holding the lenses in position in front of the eyes. lVith these and other objects in view, this invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a pair of eye glasses embodying a simple form of the present invention, showing the nose gripping end spread apart; Fig. 2, is a plan thereof, showing the nose gripping end in a position occupied when applied to a nose; Fig. 8, is a side elevation of the guard detached from the lenses; Fig. 4, is a vertical section taken on line H of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5, is a horizontal section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. The views are upon an enlarged scale.

Referring to said drawing, A, B, designate the two lenses between which is the guard C. The lenses are secured to the guard by ears D. An eye glass guard embodying a simple form of my invention comprises two nose piece members 6, 7 pivotally connected together upon a vertical pivot,.and a saddle 8, also pivotally connected to the two members 6, 7 on a vertical pivot. Each nose piece member comprises a nose gripping end portion 9, which is concavo-convex in cross section, and formed with a number of small holes to facilitate the holding action. Beyond the nose gripping portion 9, the metal is extended clown- Ward to form a side piece 10. which has ears 11, 12, at the top and bottom that are bent at right angles to the side portion 10. The cars 11, 12, of one side portion 10, overlap the ears of the other side portion and are pivotally connected, whereby the,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed NovemberlS, 1916.

Patented Sept. d, 191?.

Serial No. 130,958.

two members 6, 7 may turn upon the common pivot in placing the guard upon the nose or removing it.

. The pivotal connection between the ears 11, may be formed by punching down the metal at the center of the ear to form a round lug or boss, 13, which enters a round hole formed in the ear 11, of the other nose gripping member. The pivotal connection between the ears 12, may comprise a screw 14:, extending through centrally located holes therein. Said screw 14, also'pivotally connects the saddle 8, with the nose gripping members.

Projecting from the lower end of each side piece 10, is a finger piece 15, which when the eye glasses are in use extends out over the noseand may be grasped by the user to hold the eye glasses and to place them on the nose or remove them therefrom. Each finger piece is formed with an outwardly pressed bead 16, extending length wise of the finger piece, said bead serving to strengthen the material and also to receive one arm of a coiled spring 17, the coils of which encircle the screw 14:. The two arms 18, extend out from the coil of the spring and rest in the hollows of the beads 16, wherein they are confined against displacement. If desired, the head 16, may be extended upward along the middle of each side member to reinforce it.

The saddle has a yoke-like portion 19, which straddles the nose of the user when in place on the nose, and it has a yoke-like member 20, arranged in a, plane lying at right angles to the plane of the yoke 19. The two arms of the member 20, straddle the ears 12, and coiled spring 17; and the screw 14, extends through holes in said arms and is threaded in one of them. The cross connecting member 21, of the yoke-like portion 19, is arranged to strike a ainst the adjacent edges of the side members, when the eye glasses have been adjusted to place on a persons nose, and thereby prevent swaying of the lenses upon the pivot between the two side pieces.

The ears D, are secured to the side pieces by screws 22, which pass through the side pieces and are threaded in the base portions of the ears.

To place the eye glasses upon the nose of a wearer, the finger pieces 15, are pressed to: W d h oth rag in the eetiee 9f the spring. 17 thus, spreading H apart the nose:

gripping end portions. This position is seen in Fig; l; thereupon the nosev gripping end portions 9, and yoke member 19, of the sad- 5 dle placed over the nose with the thin orupper part of the nose between the portions 9...,

.Upon releasing the finger pieces, the spring spreads themapart'and consequently crowds the end portions 9 firmly upon the noseand 10 clamps the latter between them, thereby se curing the eye glasses in place.

part. only of the nose and .notupon the bony portion, whereby uncomfortable pressure is eliminated although the eye glasses remain securely fastened in place.

e I am aware-thatmore or less variation of .the exactdetalls of constructlon is possible iwithout.departing. fromthespring of this invention; .1 desire,therefore-not to limit myself to the exact form shown and dc- 5 scribed, but intend in the following claims Mt'oapoint out allof: the invention disclosed- ..herein.

1 Lclaim asnew and desire tosecure by likemember arranged to.-straddle the .nose

u Letters i Patent 1; An eye nglass-guard, comprisingtwo ecompanioni lens. supporting sidetmembers, pivotallyv secured together, said members bemgiormed at their upperuends with nose gripping end members and .being alsoi 5. formed with finger-pieces, whereby said side members may berocked on. the pivot, and a wspring having arms engaging .said finger.

uniecesactin to s )lfQZLCl said arms a artund therebypresstogether the nose gripping end pieces.

. V eye glass guard, comprising two companion lens supporting side members pivotally connected together, and formed at their upper ends with nose gripping end portions and at their lower endswith finger pieces, a spring having arms engaging said Mfinger pieces toithereby spread them apart and therewithpress together the nose gripping portions, and a saddle pivotally connected with the side. members on a pivot coaxialiwith the pivot ofithe sidemembers and having a yoke member arranged to straddle the nose of a wearer.

Comprising. two compamon lens supporting side member each having p d bottom ears .bent at Wright angles to the plane-0t the side mem- I bG1 S, SGPZLI'ZItG pivotwconnections for theup- .per ears and lowerears, saidrsidemembers having their upperends .nose gripping .end portlons, and having finger PIECES, a spring having two armsupressin'g against .said fingeiv pieces, tovthereby spreadnthem apart and therewith press :to ether ,theonose gripping portions; and a-saddle carried by the lower pivot member and havingn yokeof a person.

4:. A bowless eye-glass guard compr sing in combination tw'o lens support ng members piirotally secured :together, each member be- .mg formed with a;nose igmppingpmember,

and with a fingerflpicce, said-"nose gripping members bemg spring-pressedtoward each other. i V V WIOKEY.

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